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TO MY DAUGHTER by BAYARD TAYLOR

First Line: LEARN TO LIVE, AND LIVE TO LEARN
Last Line: RECKLESS JOYS ARE FUGITIVE!
Subject(s): DAUGHTERS; LEARNING; NATURE;

LEARN to live, and live to learn,
Ignorance like a fire doth burn,
Little tasks make large return.

In thy labors patient be,
Afterward, released and free,
Nature will be bright to thee.

Toil, when willing, groweth less;
"Always play" may seem to bless,
Yet the end is weariness.

Live to learn, and learn to live,
Only this content can give;
Reckless joys are fugitive!



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